Guest Contributor: Rebecca Hargrave, Associate Professor, SUNY Morrisville and a Ph.D. Candidate at UMass Amherst Part One of a Series Focusing on Urban Forest Management in New York State In 2021, many communities across New York State participated in a [...]
Guest Contributor: Nancy A. Wolf, Environmental Education Consultant In early April 2024, Trees Atlanta was the site of the first-ever reunion of the founders of the Alliance for Community Trees (ACT). Twenty urban forestry veterans greeted each other with hugs, memories and [...]
NYSA will host an opportunity in Western New York for tree services professionals to network and learn about tree care and resources available. Place: Drave’s Arboretum, 1815 Sharrick Rd, Darien Center Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024 Program: 8:00 am Welcome and Introductions 8:30-9:30 am [...]
$7.34 million in Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants is available to help communities most vulnerable to the impacts of pollution and climate change address environmental concerns and legacy pollution. Grants will support community-based organization projects that engage their communities around environmental justice issues and deploy community-driven solutions. This funding [...]
Guest Contributor: Ruby A. Olisemeka, Director of Urban Engagement, Westchester Land Trust Photos by John Zeiger What is a vision? It’s a thought or image that captivates the mind, demanding the use of our human creative capacity to bring it into existence. [...]
Guest Contributor: Jessica Pyrda, District Forester, Oneida County Soil & Water Conservation District It was a pleasure working as a mentor with Eric Bugbee and Angela Martin, the TREE TEAM from the Mount Markham Central School District, and Arborist Terry Hawkridge on [...]
ACT’s next environmental justice training will be held on Tuesday, July 9 from 10:30am to 12:00pm Central Time. This month's session is titled Community Outreach Using Lessons from Public Health Communication and will be facilitated by Dr. Christine Carmichael of Fair Forests Consulting. In this 90-minute training, Alliance [...]
Contributing Writer: Aelwen Johnstone, Millennium Kids Youth Board Member Millennium Kids (MK), is an environmental youth organisation based in Australia. We have been championing youth empowerment and environmental advocacy since 1996, inspiring youth-led initiatives and leaving an indelible mark on the [...]
New York State Urban Forestry Council (NYSUFC) invites your school to participate in an exciting new program: the TREE TEAM! The TREE TEAM is a collaboration between K-12 schools and tree professionals, with the goal of moving schools toward recognition as an Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus [...]
Would you like to make a difference in helping kids to grow up appreciating, valuing, and knowing something about trees? NYSUFC is currently enrolling mentors for a pilot grant program called the TREE TEAM, which has been initiated to help winning New York State schools move [...]